Malone arrested on Aug. 9

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Curtis Malone, the former head of the nationally prominent DC Assault AAU basketball program, has already pleaded not guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute an enormous quantity of cocaine and heroin, the Washington Post reports.

Malone was the founder of DC Assault, which has long been recognized as one of the strongest youth basketball programs in the United States. It sent numerous high-profile players to college on scholarships, a few of whom went on to play in the NBA.

He's a 1986 graduate of Parkdale High School in Riverdale and played college basketball in West Virginia.